The Songs of Joseph Mather. 20 March 2014 Joseph Mather is a name that all Sheffielders should know. He was a file cutter in the late eighteenth century who supplemented his meagre…
Audience attendance in Sheffield. 18 February 2014 So it’s March already, and once again my new year’s resolution to go to more concerts, theatre and galleries has yet to have much effect. I…
Contemporary Classical Music in Sheffield. 22 January 2014 The contemporary classical music scene in Sheffield and other local cities is, I sometimes think, possibly the most underground arts scene…
Sheffield Festivals: Getting it together. 22 December 2013 Times are hard. Money's tight. People are hurting. What can you do? Go to a festival, of course. I know that's no long term solution –…
DIY in Sheffield. 16 November 2013 With perennial talk of falling record sales and the death of guitar music, you would be forgiven for thinking that the UK music scene is in…
Making the Lantern Sway. 21 October 2013 Sometimes, when I'm walking through the hustle and bustle of the city, I try to make my thoughts and movements work in a different rhythm…
ICE MUSIC. 20 September 2013 As technology advances, pioneering minds are developing unique new ways to harness the creative potential of nature in sound and sound in…
The Day that never came – the failure of a band that had it all. 20 August 2013 It’s a low-lit joint and as I make my way in the smell of dried up beer mixed with bleach overwhelms me. A nice tabby cat is sleeping in…
Sexism and Music. 20 July 2013 A talking point on everybody's lips in recent weeks has been new plans to block access to pornography on the internet, supposedly as a…
World Music. 25 May 2013 Perhaps one of the biggest banes in the life of a modern music listener is the excessive classification of sound at the hands of an…
